This periodic article in R&R expresses the views and opinions of industry professionals and suppliers on various restoration-related topics. This month, we are talking about GPS tracking. Check out the input from independent contractors, a franchisor, and a supplier.
Over the past 23 years, I have made a lot of mistakes, but with each I learned something new about running a business. One of my important lessons was to demo or not to demo.
To demolish, or not to demolish, that is the question. In a nod to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and perhaps one of the most popular lines in English literature, we are constantly faced with this issue in our industry.
Are you on track to meet or exceed the revenue targets you established in your 2016 business plan? We’re almost halfway through the year, and you should analyze your year-to-date results to determine the answer to this critical question. Equally as important is how you interpret the results.
Within this issue of R&R, we’ve talked about drying out spaces, when to demo, when not to demo, where to potentially place drying equipment, and so on.
If you have read my columns in R&R over the years, you know I complain and warn a lot about the coverage problems with the liability insurance policies sold to restoration firms.
What would you do?” asked the voice on the phone. I get this question almost every day of my working life, from every corner of the U.S., from contractors, engineers, architects, plant managers, insurance professionals, technicians, you name it – they all want to know what I’d do in their position.
The restoration industry has lost one of its trailblazers. Hubert T. Carpenter, known to his friends as Butch, passed away on April 11 2016 in his home in Lincoln (Sacramento), Calif., with his wife Michelle and daughters Nicole and Jaclyn by his side.
On April 9, the IICRC’s Certification Council meeting welcomed more than 60 school administrators, instructors and allied affiliates to the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta.